Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 16, 2026

Eye Tracking During A Complex Aviation Task For Insights Into Information Processing
Published on: April 4, 2025
Dispositional optimism and self-assessed situation awareness in a Norwegian military training exercise
Jarle Eid1, Michael D Matthews, Nils Tore Meland
1University of Bergen, Norway.
Abstract:
The current study examined the relationship between dispositional optimism and situation awareness. A sample of 77 Royal Norwegian Naval Academy and 57 Royal Norwegian Army Academy cadets were administered the Life Orientation Test prior to participating in a field-training exercise involving a series of challenging missions. Following an infantry mission component of the exercise, situation awareness was measured using the Mission Awareness Rating Scale (MARS), a self-assessment tool. The analysis indicated that dispositional optimism correlated negatively with situation awareness under these conditions. The role of intrapersonal variables in mediating situation awareness and decision-making in stressful situations is discussed.
Related Concept Videos
Unrealistic Optimism Bias
Cognitive Dissonance
Hindsight Biases
Self-Evaluation Maintenance Model
Fundamental Attribution Error
Self-Efficacy
